| US 7,537,069 B2 | ||
| Home care equipment system | ||
| Kenneth L. Kramer, Greensburg, Ind. (US); Marshall S. Dahneke, Batesville, Ind. (US); Reed N. Wilcox, Ridgefield, Conn. (US); Franz R. Gaag, Genthod (Switzerland); David T. Schwanemann, Cincinnati, Ohio (US); Rainer B. Teufel, Worthington, Ohio (US); Peter A. Koloski, Upper Arlington, Ohio (US); Thornton K. Lothrop, Worthington, Ohio (US); and Ryan R. Berger, Columbus, Ohio (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 16, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/204,633. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/601924, filed on Aug. 16, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/611407, filed on Sep. 20, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0087097 A1, Apr. 27, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61G 5/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 180—65.1 [180/21; 180/907; 187/200] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A personal mobility device for transferring a person along a transfer guide, the personal mobility device comprising
a frame,
a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame, wherein at least one of the wheels of the personal mobility system is a drive
roller driven in a plurality of directions by a plurality of drive motors,
a seat supported on the frame,
a transfer driver coupled to the frame and configured to engage the transfer guide, and
a motor configured to power the transfer driver to move the personal mobility device along the transfer guide.
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